CVE-2018-5926
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA potential vulnerability has been identified in HP Remote Graphics Software’s certificate authentication process version 7.5.0 and earlier.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in HP Remote Graphics Software's certificate authentication process (versions 7.5.0 and earlier) allows attackers to potentially bypass or manipulate authentication via improper certificate validation. The critical CVSS score of 9.1 indicates this is exploitable over the network with low complexity and could lead to complete authentication bypass.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify HP Remote Graphics Software is installedCheck system programs list or search for HP Remote Graphics Software executable/service on the systemAffected if HP RGS is present on the system
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Determine installed version of HP Remote Graphics SoftwareOpen HP RGS and check About/Version information, or use 'Add or Remove Programs' in Windows, or 'rpm -qa' / 'dpkg -l' on Linux to find the installed package versionAffected if The installed version is 7.5.0 or any earlier version (e.g., 7.4.x, 7.3.x, etc.)
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Confirm certificate-based authentication is configuredInspect HP RGS connection settings or configuration files for any certificate-based authentication or SSL/TLS settings that may be enabled for remote connectionsAffected if Certificate authentication or SSL/TLS connections are configured and active in HP RGS settings
A user is affected if HP Remote Graphics Software version 7.5.0 or earlier is installed AND certificate-based authentication is enabled for remote connections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade HP Remote Graphics Software to a patched version and ensure proper certificate validation is implemented and enforced for all remote connections.
Latest version of HP Remote Graphics Software (version greater than 7.5.0)
- 1. Navigate to the HP Support website (support.hp.com) and locate the HP Remote Graphics Software download page
- 2. Identify the latest available version of HP Remote Graphics Software
- 3. Download the latest version installer
- 4. Uninstall the current version (7.5.0 or earlier) from all affected systems
- 5. Install the updated version on all systems that had the vulnerable software installed
- 6. Restart any services or systems as required by the installation
- 7. Verify the new version is running correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-5926 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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